In-Depth Book Mission Furniture Pottery Textiles Metal One of the most comprehensive books published on the subject, this in-depth text features superb color and black-and-white photographs, in-depth captions, and an extremely rich narrative which review

THE ART THAT IS LIFE: THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN AMERICA, 1875-1920. By Wendy Kaplan, Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1987/1998.

This is a companion volume to an exhibition held at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1987. This reprint reminds us of the 'pioneering research into one of the most significant but least understood areas of American art history. In response to the harsh conditions of modern life and industrialization, the Arts and Crafts movement’s proponents advocated reforms on many different levels—reforms in how objects were made, how they looked, and how they were marketed; reforms in education; and reforms in the fundamental ways people lived with their possessions.' Chapter coverages include such topics of the search for an American identity, British precedents, reforms in craftsmanship, the role of schools in spreading new ideas and the consequent reform of the home and the house. These authoritative essays, written by various experts, are supported by lavish color and black-and-white plates. Reviewed are Arts and Crafts furniture, metalwork, art pottery, glass, architecture, tapestries, jewelry, and more. This comprehensive and fascinating survey, brilliantly illustrated, is an educational triumph and a delightful tour through the best of the decorative arts in the Arts & Crafts Movement of the early 20th century.

9 in. x 9.5 in. softback in near-new condition. 410 pages.

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Book Mission Arts Crafts Style Furniture Metal Pottery Superbly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this fascinating book provides an in-depth pictorial survey of the decorative arts of the Mission Arts and Crafts style.

CHRISTIE'S ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE by Michael Jeffery, Watson-Guptill Publications, NY, 2001.

From metalwork to glassware, furniture to ceramics, utilitarian objects in the hands of Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gustav Stickley and Emile Galle became beautiful as will as functional. Art was harnesses to a new concept of interior design with textiles, wallpaper, furniture and lovingly handprinted books featuring the hallmarks of the movement: foliate motifs, birds and richly jeweled colors. Through seemingly commonplace objects such as fireplace implements, pottery and the new electric lighting. Arts and Crafts style was delivered directly into the home and Doulton. Liberty and Tiffany became the household names they remain today. Including a comprehensive reference section, CHRISTIES ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE is a book for all enthusiasts of the movement, collectors and historians alike.

Oversize 10.4 in. x 10.4 in. hardback with dust cover in like-new condition. 192 pages.

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Scarce Book Roycroft Copper Metal Textiles Books Etc. Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is a definitive pictorial guide to

ROYCROFT COLLECTIBLES – Encompassing the Full Range of Items Related to Elbert Hubbard, Founder of the Roycroft Shops, with Over 100 Illustrations to Guide Collectors. By Charles F. Hamilton, A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc., NY, 1980.

'The authors note the Roycroft/Hubbard memorabilia: the products of a uniquely creative enterprise that generated handsomely bound and beautifully printed and illuminated books, a distinctive style of furniture, finely handcrafted pieces of copper, brass, silver, wrought iron, and leather. Since that time, Hamilton’s prediction of an increased interest in collecting this memorabilia has come true. In fact, this interest has grown so fast in the past five years that collectors have encouraged Hamilton to put together a comprehensive text to guide them on the wide range of Roycroft collectibles. This book, then, is a who, what, where, and why of collecting Roycroft. It is a pictorial as well as a textual description of the Collectibles, and to date, there has been no other work on the subject that is so comprehensive and so profusely and beautifully illustrated. Hamilton has included over 100 illustrations, a number of them in color, and all certain to be a great help to either the beginning or experienced collector.' Attention is given to Roycroft artists and artisans, to company history, to values, places to find collectibles, making this a comprehensive and desirable collector’s guide.

8.6 in. x 11.25 in. hardback with dust cover in very good+ condition. 128 pages.

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Rare Hrdbk Book Arts Crafts Pottery Furniture Metal... Beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book provides a scholarly study of the early Arts and Crafts movement in America.

TREASURES OF THE AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT: 1890-1920 by Tod M. Volpe and Beth Cathers, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., N.Y., 1988,

deals with the grass roots movement in decorative arts that flourished in England first and then in America at the turn of the century. 'With Gustav Stickley as its moving spirit, the Arts and Crafts Movement eventually included such notable designers, architects and firms as Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Adelaide Alsop Robineau, Greene and Greene, the Rookwood Pottery, Elbert Hubbard’s Roycroft Shops and Louis Sullivan. Together they forged a new, forward-looking aesthetic that was much more than a particular style: it was a philosophy of life, promoting physical and moral well-being….This timely book is both the most comprehensive and authoritative treatment of the movement available and a sumptuous photographic collection of Arts and Crafts masterpieces. Pictured here in more than 130 color plates are stained glass, furniture, silver and metalwork, ceramics, textiles, lighting and more, all specially photographed for this volume….The principles of Arts and Crafts are no less cogent today than they were ninety years ago, and all those seeking to create a meaningful home environment will find here an eloquent exposition of ideas and an indispensable variety of forms.'

Oversized 9 in. x 12 in. hardback with dust cover in like-new condition. 206 pages.

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